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Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Etymology: Deania: -ia (Gr.), belonging to: American ichthyologist Bashford Dean (1867-1928), American Museum of Natural History, for his research on selachian fishes (See ETYFish); hystricosa: Latin for prickly or thorny, referring to its rough skin formed by large pitchfork-shaped denticles (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Bashford Dean (1857–1928) was an American zoologist, ichthyologist and acknowledged expert on mediaeval armour. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 600 - 1394 m (Ref. 128029). Deep-water; 39°N - 54°S, 128°E - 17°E (Ref. 54346)
Northeast Atlantic: Madeira. Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 84.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 247); 109.0 cm TL (female)
Found on the insular slopes. No record of food items. Ovoviviparous, size of litter not known but a female with 12 large eggs suggests moderate-sized litters.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 4.6 - 8.7, mean 6 °C (based on 37 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00140 - 0.00493), b=3.19 (3.02 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 7.52 [1.47, 40.31] mg/100g; Iron = 0.312 [0.073, 1.010] mg/100g; Protein = 20.7 [17.7, 22.9] %; Omega3 = 0.298 [0.106, 0.933] g/100g; Selenium = 14.2 [4.4, 42.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.1 [3.3, 77.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.307 [0.148, 0.601] mg/100g (wet weight);